Back again!

Hey All,

I've returned from the near-dead.  Time to talk about gaming!  Having played through the main quest of Skyrim i can say with absolute certainty that i would like to continue playing Skyrim.

Interesting D&D 3.5 Campaign

Hey Readers!

I wanted to make a quick post about something other than just general gaming theory and my insistence on player choice and consequence.  Dungeon and Dragons!  We're currently going through a sweet campaign.  So sweet, in fact, that i wanted to tell all you about it.  It's the most ... stress isn't the exact right word, but i'll use it because it's not far from the truth.  It's the most stressful game i've played.  It's that sort of stress where your character is nervous about the unknown, scary world, but you're even more concerned because of what YOU know.

Oops!

Sorry, time got away from me.  But i'm back, and i'm writing and thinking again.

-lostinthesauce

Sifting Random Pt2

So last post was a long-winded definition of a concept that i think anyone who's played a game before is naturally familiar with. Find and Choose, random and determined, order and chaos, however you want to describe it, there it is. I also mentioned that Choose is the 800lb gorilla menacing my thoughts whenever playing, designing, or philosophizing about games. This post, i'm going to turn the gorilla outwards and let him menace you.  I've made peace with him, hopefully you can, too.

Shifting Random or Sifting Random?

Hey, how are ya?

So last time, i mentioned talking about Borderlands 2 with my next post.  I'm actually changing from that.  I want to talk about something always in front of my mind when it comes to games and gaming theory.  Unfortunately, i don't know a concise way to say it, though i blurted out something like it at the end of my previous post.

I'll go with "Choose vs Find".  Choose refers to the player deciding precisely the tools they use to interact with the world, and Find refers to content that you have little say over.  Indeed, Find refers to content that very few have sway over, save the developing entity taken as a whole.

Welcome! Also, PAX!

Hello everyone!

Well, you.  Hello you.  Thanks for stopping by.  As noted in the description, I'm going to write about all kinds of stuff dealing with games and the gaming industry.  Also, i'm going to post my designs and ideas as they get worked out.  Hope you enjoy!